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Few Takers For Microsoft's Settlement Cash

Posted by timothy on from the there-would-be-these-hoops-see-to-jump-through dept.

Makarand writes "According to this article on SiliconValley.com very few claims have been received to claim money from a Microsoft antitrust settlement in California. Only about 4% of the estimated 14 million eligible California consumers have bothered to file a claim till now. The deadline for filing claims is officially April 28 but is likely to be pushed back into May or June. Either, consumers have found the claims process too confusing, time-consuming and discouraging to keep them from making a claim or they are waiting till the last minute to file(like taxes). According to the settlement one-third of the unclaimed money will be kept by Microsoft and the rest will be given to Californian schools."

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  1. Statement that is crazy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The microsoft is quoted as makes the following claim:

    "The situation is analogous having school busing forced on us by the supreme court"

    Didn't they realize how racist this is ? Bad choice of words...

  2. Good. by gregduffy · · Score: -1, Troll

    I still don't get the antitrust claims. Microsoft isn't going all maffia on the competition. If you don't like them, make better software! IT'S A MARKET ECONOMY!

  3. FUCK YOU! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    GO BACK TO YOU'Re JOB IN REDMOND, you FUCKING ASSSs!!!

    bill gates BUTT LICKER!
    go give felatio (AGAIN) to mr monkeyboy Balmer,,!

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  4. informative fuckeSrfucker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Software lawy3rs one common goal -

  5. ATTENTION MODERATORS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    use your extra Mod points on this thread here!

    FUCK YOU
    YOU FACIST
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    go fuck yourself up your ass with a pine branch

  6. Re:Needed: expanded moderation choices by demigod · · Score: 1, Troll
    ...Bill gates does, has, and will continue to, give vast quantites of money to charities and schools. Try reading his will sometime.

    Where is the data to back this up?

    If I remember right, before the formation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation he really gave very little when compared with other filthy rich guys.

    When you can show me he gives an equal or greater percentage of his wealth as the next 10 richest guys, I'll be impressed.

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